I always have cake and ice cream for my birthday...or even better, ice cream cake. What's wrong with it?

I was wondering that, too. At what age are we required to stop having cake for our birthdays? I'm not there yet (thank goodness). I hope I never do get that old, because Mom's homemade cake is one of the traditions that really makes my birthday special for me.

Cake and ice cream is one of my most favorite treats, and I will never stop eating it, no matter how old I get! And if I ever have a birthday party, that is going to be a mandatory requirement. I didn't know there was ever age limits on certain kinds of foods.

I'd say that if she moves it back "about an hour" so that people have a chance to eat FIRST then a dessert only party is okay. But the party should start no earlier than 7 pm for desserts only...........my opinion being worth the hot air that comes out of my mouth when I talk.

kiero

I think that 6:30 is after the dinner hour. Around here things like kids soccer games start at 6:30 - so for many people with kids this age they are used to having eaten and being somewhere by then. I remember things like soccer, choir, and various other activities all started at around 6:30.

So although many adults aren't set up to be somwhere after having supper by 6:30 - people with kids are. I would guess that the hostess has become so used to her schedual with kids that she has forgotten what it was like before.

Jaywalker

6:30 is when most people get home for work -- or at least most people in my circles -- if the adults in this guest list have early shifts and typically eat dinner at 5 or so, then it might work -- but I think it is rude to have a party during the typical lunch or dinner time frames without serving something meal like

I think that 6:30 is after the dinner hour. Around here things like kids soccer games start at 6:30 - so for many people with kids this age they are used to having eaten and being somewhere by then. I remember things like soccer, choir, and various other activities all started at around 6:30.

So although many adults aren't set up to be somwhere after having supper by 6:30 - people with kids are. I would guess that the hostess has become so used to her schedual with kids that she has forgotten what it was like before.

I think that may be regional. Here, games are on the weekends, and practices are after school. 6-6:30 is when dinner starts a lot of the time around here. Sometimes earlier, but I can't remember regularly being done by 6:15... Or maybe it was just my family, but still, I think before 7, you're going to run into a time when a lot of people still need to eat dinner. Even at 7, you may be running into people's customary dinner hours, though they can possibly eat earlier than normal.

6:30 is a weird time for a no-dinner birthday party without throwing in the fact that it's being held at that time on a week-day. Minimally, something like this shouldn't be scheduled until 7:00, past most people's the dinner hour.